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June 28

Scripture for today: 2 Kings 13:1-14:29; Acts 18:23-19:12; Psalm 146:1-10; Proverbs 18:2-3
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“Do not put your trust in princes” (Psalms 146:3 NKJV).

From: June 28, 2020

POLITICS CAN’T CHANGE PEOPLE’S HEARTS

Those who put their trust in political leaders and parties will always be disappointed because they are led by mere men. Only the One who can change the human heart can change the human condition. This proverb, along with today’s Old Testament reading from 2 Kings, both proclaim and illustrate this fact. Until King Jesus comes to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords in every human heart, there will be no peace.
 
PRAYER: Dear Father, we long for the Day of Christ’s return. Yet, until then, we proclaim His gospel and proclaim Him as Lord over all. We are as foreigners in a foreign land, awaiting for Your Kingdom to come. Strengthen us as Your royal ambassadors until our time has ended and you call us home. In Jesus’ name, amen.

“The Lord frees the prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down” (Psalm 146:7-8 NLT).

From: June 28, 2019

ONLY THE LORD CAN . . .

Only the Lord can truly set free those who are enslaved by sin and their own addictions to their over-desires for more, even though more never satisfies. “The Lord frees the prisoners.”
 
Only the Lord can truly open the eyes of the spiritually blind, who wonder aimlessly in this sin-darkened world without purpose or meaning. Only the Lord can open their eyes to see the narrow path that leads to salvation through Jesus. “The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.”
 
Only the Lord can truly lift up those who are weighed down by the burdens of this life and the sufferings of this world. Only the Lord can invite us saying, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28). “The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.”
 
PRAYER: Dear Father, move in the lives of the ones to whom You are calling us to share the gospel. For only You can set them free, open their eyes and give them rest. Prepare their hearts to receive the gospel. Give us boldness to share it with them. In Jesus’ name, amen.

“So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus. This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord” (Acts 19:9-10 NLT).

From: June 28, 2018

PAUL RENTS A SCHOOL FOR CHURCH MEETINGS
Ephesus was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire during the time of Paul. It was a strategically placed seaport city with a population of over 250,000. It became the new center of Paul’s missionary efforts. Some gospel work had already been done in Ephesus, but now Paul lay a foundation for one of the greatest churches of the first and second centuries. The people of Ephesus and the surrounding province were so open to the gospel that Paul was able to rent a school from a local named Tyrannus, where Paul preached and taught daily for over two years.
 
Our church rented schools for our meetings for 19 years before we purchased a property of our own. I’m not sure how long the church at Ephesus rented the school of Tyrannus, for Paul felt the call to head back out on his third missionary journey after two years. Perhaps they were still renting when Jesus had John send them a letter some years later (Rev. 2:1-7).

“Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever” (Psalm 146:5-6 ESV)

From: June 28, 2016

The God of creation is also the God of revelation. Not only did He leave His fingerprints on the earth and the heavens for us to see, He spoke His promises and had them recorded for us to read. Do you doubt whether the sun will rise and set again tomorrow? Will the earth stop its annual journey through the seasons? Do you worry that the stars will cease to shine at night? God’s promises were spoken with the same voice that declared, “Let there be light,” and there was light. The same God who made everything, made the promises found in His Word.

“He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever” (Psalm 146:6 NLT)

From: June 28, 2014

The God of creation is also the God of revelation. Not only did He leave His fingerprints on the earth and the heavens for us to see, He spoke His promises and had them recorded for us to read. Do you doubt whether the sun will rise and set again tomorrow? Will the earth stop its annual journey through the seasons? Do you worry that the stars will cease to shine at night? God’s promises were spoken with the same voice that declared, “Let there be light,” and there was light. The same God who made everything, made the promises found in His Word.

“So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus. This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord” (Acts 19:9-10)

From: June 28, 2012

I wonder what the modern equivalent of “daily discussions at the lecture hall” would be? How can we get the Word out like Paul?